In an astounding development that has completely failed to register any
attention amongst mainstream U.S. media, China promised to escalate preparations
for war in advance of a potential conflict, after President Bush shook
hands with a Taiwanese government official yesterday.

Bush shook hands and met with Taiwan's representative to the United States,
Joseph Wu, on Tuesday, during a commemoration for victims of Communism
in Washington DC.

In a headline story that aired at 10pm Shanghai time Wednesday night
on the Hong Kong based PHTV news channel, Chinese government leaders threatened
to plan new war games and heighten military readiness in anticipation
of any attempt by the U.S. to defend Taiwan should a Chinese invasion
occur, or simply if Taiwan declares its independence.

According to the news station, Taiwanese media were manipulating the
handshake for their own geopolitical agenda.

Officials expressed stern-faced concern and spoke of dire consequences
during a press conference as China made clear its fury that Bush had even
chosen to acknowledge Wu's visit.

"We insist to keep the current peaceful relations as we promised
Taiwan's citizens. We have prepared to stop (prohibit) any activities,
conduct and any excuses to divide Taiwan away from China in whatever cause,
the activities are going to cause serious harm. Chenshuibian's (President
of Taiwan) conspiracy of an independent Taiwan causes serious harm in
our peaceful relations. We will resort to military action if they continue
these irresponsible actions," said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman
Yang Li. (rough translation).

The news anchor noted that the handshake heralded a change of direction
in the Bush administration's approach to Taiwan, with the U.S. government
having previously backed away from its resolve to defend Taiwan should
an invasion occur, as its treaty with the country dictates.

If anything's for sure, it's the fact that China, unlike Kim Jong-Il
and his routinely belligerent rhetoric, isn't bluffing.

According to an editorial
in the China Post today, "Beijing has deployed some 1,000 missiles
targeting Taiwan and the sea-lanes surrounding the island, with 50 to
100 being added annually."

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When considered alongside recent talk of a new cold war between the U.S.
and Russia after Vladimir Putin's vocal opposition to Bush's plan to erect
missile defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic, this new
escalation suggests the world is sleepwalking towards global conflict
and a total breakdown of the existing international structure.

The news that China is intending to escalate tensions is clearly aimed
at Taiwan directly, but we have managed to break through the electronic
Berlin wall to provide this information to American citizens, whose corporate
press seems too interested in Paris Hilton's latest escapade to bother
about the fact that the globe's next superpower is openly hyping what
could lead to world war three.